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[Agora Publication] Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period

Grandjouan, C ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... The volume contains a short introduction, a classification by types, a critical catalogue, a register of the dated contexts, concordances and indexes, and an excursus by T. B. L. Webster on the theatrical ... 1961

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[Agora Publication] Lamps of the Roman Period: First to Seventh Century after Christ

Perlzweig, J ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Nearly 3,000 specimens of lamps of “Roman” character are catalogued in this volume that covers the period from the 1st century B.C. to the 8th century A.D. The lamps are not easy to classify because the ... 1961

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[Agora Publication] Roman Pottery: Fine-Ware Imports

Hayes, J ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Examples of Roman period red-gloss and red-slip pottery generally termed terra sigillata found during excavations in the Athenian Agora form the focus of this volume. These fine wares, like the other table ... 2008

[Agora Publication] The Agora Bone Well

Liston, Maria A. Rotroff, Susan I. Snider, Lynn M. Contribution by Stewart, Andrew ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia Supplement 50 978-0-87661-550-8 ... 2018

[Agora Object] A 939: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken at back, lower right corner and part of palmette missing. Relief palmette above spirals, letter in relief below: ΑΘΗ[ΝΑΙΟΥ. Coarse red clay; light slip. Cistern, Strosis IV. 1422, 1803 Leica ... 16-17 June 1938

[Agora Object] A 940: Antefix: Plastic and Inscribed

Broken at back, and top chipped. Relief palmettes above grooved volutes, letter in relief below, ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΟΥ. Coarse red clay; light slip. Cistern, Strosis IV. 1422, 1803 Leica ... 16-17 June 1938

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[Agora Object] B 597: Handle

Handle, triangular in section. Sharply curved and worked with petals and scalloped tie-band around the middle. The top ends in a lion 's head; the other end was fitted to a small curved object, probably ... 14 June 1938

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[Agora Object] I 4975: Dedication Fragment

Inscribed fragment. Part of a shield on which names are inscribed. Four lines of the inscription preserved. Pentelic marble. Found in late Roman context in a cistern, on the north slope of Kolonos Agoraios ... 19 June 1937

[Agora Object] L 3508: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Intact except for chips. Spirals on panelled rim. Ram, left, on discus; grooves and ridges at edge. Semi-pierced handle, double grooved front and back. Incised beneath, within a single groove. Unglazed ... 10 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3509: Lamp

Bottom missing, and nozzle. Narrow band of spirals on panelled rim. On discus, a bear, right; a person (child?) above. Pierced handle, double grooved. Dull impression. Unglazed. Soft pinkish-buff clay ... 10 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3510: Lamp

Discus relief broken out, and nozzle broken. Dots on rim, ridges around discus; semi-pierced handle, double grooved front and back. Concentric grooves and ridges on bottom. Unglazed. Light red to buff ... 10 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3511: Lamp

Intact except for chips. Band of raised dots on rim; volutes at nozzle; dots also on lower wall. Small sharply concave discus with ridges around it and on it. Concentric grooves and circles on reverse ... 10 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3512: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Discus broken out. Handle semi-pierced. Plain rim with ridges at inner edge; discus plain so far as preserved. Handle semi-pierced; triple grooved in front and double behind. On reverse, within concentric ... 11 June 1938

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[Agora Object] L 3513: Lamp Fragment

Right half broken away, and nozzle. On discus, a male figure standing facing, brandishing a whip in his right hand. Rim panelled, with a band of light indentations (wreath?). Handle semi-pierced; double ... 11 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3553: Lamp

Vine pattern on rim; rays (faint) around filling hole. Semi-pierced handle, triple grooved above, double behind. Signed, beneath, within two concentric grooves, very faint. Unglazed. Pinkish-buff clay ... 17 June 1938

[Agora Object] L 3581: Lamp Fragment

Discus and part of the rim remain. Rim plain, panelled. On the discus, Eros to left, with straight and curved trumpets. In front of him, a goat beside a blazing altar. Pinkish clay, grayed from burning ... July 1938

[Agora Object] L 3582: Lamp Fragment

Handle and a small part of the base, rim and discus. On rim, spirals and panels. Handle semi-pierced, double grooved. On discus, a bull to left. Underside, within a single circle a trace of a signature ... July 1938

[Agora Object] L 3583: Lamp: Maker's Mark

Fragment from lower body, with the start of the handle. Reverse, within a single circular groove, letters; a palm branch between. Unglazed. Fine yellow-buff clay. Type XXVIII of Corinth collection. ... July 1938

[Agora Object] L 3586: Lamp

Front, with nozzle, broken away, and part of discus. Rim plain, panelled; discus framed by two shallow grooves; within, Eros standing with down turned torch. Handle triple grooved above, roughly pierced ... 13-19 June 1937

[Agora Object] L 3587: Lamp Fragment

Fragment from left side, with handle. Plain rim with herringbone panels and small dots. Discus outlined by two grooves; within, Pan, left, playing syrinx. Handle triple grooved above, double below; small ... 13-19 June 1937